Immortality and Cultivation: I can extract entries from all things.

A month later.

The sea breeze was cool in the early morning, making the hem of my clothes flutter.

Fang He arrived at the guard team's station as usual.

There were already quite a few independent cultivators waiting at the camp, gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves.

Fang He walked to a familiar corner and waited silently for roll call.

Over the past month, he has gotten used to the patrol rhythm.

The daily task of clearing out sea monsters is arduous, but it accumulates merit and spirit stones.

As soon as he arrived at the meeting point, Zhou Qiang called out to him.

"Fang He, today's mission is canceled."

Fang He stopped in her tracks, somewhat surprised.

Zhou Qiang looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "Yesterday I reported Sun Er's matter, and the captain of the guard ordered a thorough investigation. I need a reliable person to accompany the team."

Fang He's heart stirred slightly, and he nodded, saying, "The team leader is too kind; I will certainly do my best."

Zhou Qiang nodded and turned to walk deeper into the camp.

Fang He followed behind, lost in thought.

Sun Er's matter has been settled.

The letters discovered during the search that day indeed attracted the attention of the Zhou family's higher-ups.

I just didn't expect that the captain of the guard would personally get involved in this matter.

Before long, the team had assembled.

Besides Zhou Qiang and Fang He, there are also Han Laosan and Lin Qingshan.

They were all familiar faces who had participated in numerous missions.

Han Laosan came over, patted Fang He on the shoulder, and wore his signature smile.

"Xiao Fang, you're really being taken seriously now, even on these top-secret missions."

Fang He smiled wryly: "Brother Han is joking. It's just running errands."

Lin Qingshan silently organized his equipment without saying a word.

He was always a man of few words, focusing on action rather than idle chatter.

Zhou Qiang signaled everyone to set off, and the group headed west along the coastline.

On the way, Zhou Qiang explained the situation as he walked.

"According to Sun Er's letter, he had a rendezvous point on the west coast, a hidden cave."

"Let's go to that cave today and see if we've missed any clues."

Fang He silently made a note of it.

The western coast is characterized by numerous reefs and complex terrain.

We rarely go there on weekday patrols; it's indeed a good place for clandestine rendezvous.

The waves crashed against the rocks, splashing up white spray.

The wind blew in from the sea, carrying a salty, fishy smell.

Fang He followed behind Zhou Qiang, secretly making plans in his mind.

Sun Er contacted external forces to gather intelligence on the movements of the sea monsters and the weaknesses in the defenses.

What forces are behind this?

After traveling for about an hour, Zhou Qiang stopped and pointed ahead.

"This is it."

The group arrived at a group of reefs.

On the surface, they are just ordinary seaside rocks, nothing special.

The rocks were covered with seaweed and shellfish, and the waves crashed against the crevices, making a splashing sound.

Zhou Qiang walked to a boulder and squeezed into the crevice.

Fang He followed closely behind, with Han Laosan and Lin Qingshan trailing behind.

The crevice in the rock is narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

After walking a few steps, the crevice in the rock suddenly opened up into a small cave, about two zhang in diameter.

The cave was damp and dark, filled with the smell of the sea.

Zhou Qiang lit a spirit lamp, illuminating the surroundings.

The dim light cast swaying shadows on the cave walls.

"Separate teams and search to see what they find."

Fang He is in charge of the area on the left side of the cave.

He didn't rush to search; instead, he spread his spiritual senses, perceiving everything around him.

The cave wasn't large, and it was quickly scanned.

He quickly noticed something was wrong.

In a corner of the cave, beneath a patch of ground, there remained a faint trace of spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy was very faint; it was impossible to detect unless one consciously tried to sense it.

It resembled the lingering aura of some kind of magical artifact, which had nearly dissipated over a long period of time.

Fang He crouched down and examined it carefully.

The ground looked ordinary, but when he gently dug with his fingers, he soon touched a hard object.

They were several broken jade slip fragments.

The jade slip was broken, and its spiritual energy was almost exhausted.

However, the remaining traces indicate that this was once a communication jade slip.

Fang He understood.

This was Sun Er's tool for communicating with external forces; it was destroyed after use, leaving no trace.

Just as he was about to present the jade slip fragment to Zhou Qiang, he noticed another anomaly.

Deep within the cave, in a crevice in the rock wall, there was an extremely faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.

It is even more concealed than the jade slip fragments, almost imperceptible.

Fang He glanced at Zhou Qiang, Han Laosan, and Lin Qingshan out of the corner of her eye.

The three of them were engrossed in their own search and did not notice this side.

Zhou Qiang was holding the spirit lamp, carefully examining the marks on the cave wall.

Han Laosan squatted on the ground, rummaging through the miscellaneous items in the corner.

Lin Qingshan stood near the cave entrance, watching the outside movements warily.

Fang He quietly moved to the crevice in the rock wall and probed the crevice with his finger.

I touched a small, cold object.

Upon taking it out, it turned out to be a jade talisman.

The jade talisman was engraved with intricate spiritual patterns and emitted a faint glow.

Fang He's heart skipped a beat.

This is a jade talisman for protection.

Once activated, it can form a protective barrier to withstand an attack.

It is worth about five spirit stones.

Sun Er must have hidden it here for future use, and didn't have time to take it when he escaped.

Fang He quickly put the jade talisman into his sleeve, pretending he hadn't noticed anything.

He took a deep breath, turned around, and held up the jade slip fragment.

"Team leader, I've found something."

Zhou Qiang walked over, took the fragments, and examined them.

"Fragments of a communication jade slip?"

Fang He nodded: "Buried underground, its spiritual energy has been exhausted. It should be a tool that Sun Er used to communicate with the outside world. After use, it was destroyed without leaving a trace."

Zhou Qiang nodded, his expression solemn.

"Sure enough, this is his meeting place."

Han Laosan also came over, looking at the few fragments and marveling at them.

"This Sun Er has been hiding his true intentions well."

Lin Qingshan silently searched from the side, then shook his head.

"I didn't find anything here."

Zhou Qiang carefully collected the jade slip fragments and placed them in his storage bag.

"Taking these fragments back might help us track down the target of the message."

He looked around the cave to make sure nothing was missed.

"Let's go, that concludes today's investigation."

The group left the cave and returned along the coastline.

Zhou Qiang walked and recorded the investigation results, his expression serious.

Han Laosan was still muttering about Sun Er's matter.

"It's terrifying to think that this spy has been hiding right under our noses for so long."

"He seems honest and unassuming on the surface, who would have thought he'd do something like this behind people's backs."

Lin Qingshan rarely spoke up: "Luckily he ran away, otherwise who knows what might have happened."

Han Laosan sighed, "It's good that he ran away; it saves us from having to guard against him."

Fang He listened silently without interrupting.

The life-saving jade talisman lay quietly in the sleeve pocket.

He felt a secret joy, but kept it hidden on his face.

……

After returning to camp, the team disbanded.

Fang He didn't stop and headed straight towards the spirit field.

As dusk fell, the afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the sea, casting a golden-red glow.

A sea breeze blew from behind, carrying a slight chill.

After walking for half an hour, he returned to Lingtian District.

The hut was pitch black, with only moonlight streaming in through the window.

The light of the spirit array in the distance flickered in the night, enveloping the entire spirit field.

Fang He lit an oil lamp and sat down at the table.

He took out the life-saving jade talisman he had secretly hidden during the day and examined it carefully.

The jade talisman has intricate and precise spiritual patterns on its surface, making it a truly valuable item for protecting one's life.

Although it has been used once, it can be reactivated after repair.

But what Fang He was more concerned about was whether there were any historical marks on this jade talisman.

With a thought, the history rewind panel appeared.

Historical traces detected

Fang He was overjoyed, and images flashed through her mind.

On a dark and windy night, Sun Er secretly met with someone on the beach.

Unexpectedly, the other party had murderous intent and stabbed him in the chest with a sword.

The jade talisman activated on its own, blocking the fatal blow, and Sun Er escaped in the chaos.

[Extracted term: Crisis Intuition (White)]

Fang He immediately confirmed.

[Crisis Intuition (White): A vague sense of unease precedes danger, providing a warning a few breaths in advance.]

Survival-related terms.

He activated the entry, feeling the subtle sensations that had appeared within his body.

It was as if, in some mysterious way, they could sense the impending danger.

Fang He put the jade talisman away with satisfaction.

The jade talisman itself is still usable, but it needs to be reactivated by injecting spiritual energy.

He stroked the life-saving jade talisman in his hand, lost in thought.

The fact that Sun Er could obtain a jade talisman of this caliber means that the power behind him is definitely not simple...